This 15 miles of Route 66 cuts west from Milan through the fields that once gave it the title of the “Carrot Capital of the World”. The discovery of uranium down the road at Haystack Mountain led to another boom in the area though it was largely responsible for the demise of the carrot industry. The classic fading roadside murals on Bowlin's Old Crater Trading Post still survive the encroachment of graffiti on the crumbling walls and the treasures of the “Swap Meet 66” just down the road quietly slip away.
This 15 miles of Route 66 cuts west from Milan through the fields that once gave it the title of the “Carrot Capital of the World”. The discovery of uranium down the road at Haystack Mountain led to another boom in the area though it was largely responsible for the demise of the carrot industry. The classic fading roadside murals on Bowlin's Old Crater Trading Post still survive the encroachment of graffiti on the crumbling walls and the treasures of the “Swap Meet 66” just down the road quietly slip away.